Polygonaceae Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.

Canaigre Dock

Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20

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Scientific name: Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
USDA symbol: RUHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canaigre Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Pollen sprinkled on ceremonial equipment.

RECRD: 41995 id: 35388

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